KUNDUZ CITY (SW): Concerns about fresh wave of militant attacks in Kunduz province have forced hundreds of students to seek transfer in other parts of the country.
Rustam Khan Ahmadi, director for education in the province, told Salam Watandar fears about the Taliban’s fresh spring offensives are driving up to 60 students out of the province on daily basis. He noted that as many as three thousand students have so far transferred from Kunduz to other parts of the country.
Those moving out of the province cite security concerns as the main reason behind their decision to leave their hometown. One such father Syed Rahim has obtained the transfer documents for seven members of his family from the education directorate. He chose the capital Kabul as next destination for his family.
Shabir Ahmad, another resident of Kunduz city, said the ragging violence has inflicted unbearable strain upon the civilian population in the province. He too has decided to move to Kabul along with his family.
Meanwhile, Gen. Abdul Hameed Hamidi, the provincial police chief, believes the Taliban have been ‘crushed’ in Kunduz, and they cannot return to cause the havoc. He has assured the citizens of Kunduz that the Taliban will never be able to capture the provincial capital like they briefly did last year.
According to official figures, there are some 330, 000 students enrolled in up to 504 public schools in the province. An estimated 120, 000 of them are girls.
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